Conference guide Tuesday 2 December and attendee list 2014 Kia Oval, London London Development Conference 2014 Solving the City’s housing crisis

1. Debate the opportunities and challenges in the London development market

2. Hear high quality content led by London’s most reputable housing experts and policy makers

3. Get an insight into what the future may bring

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@natfedevents #NHFDevelop London Development Programme Conference 2014 08:30 Registration, refreshments and networking Location: India Room Tuesday 2 December 2014 Registration sponsored by Kia Oval, London 09:00 Welcome and introduction Location: The Ashes Suite Dear Delegate, Kerry Heath, Development and Regeneration Director, On behalf of the National Housing Federation I would like to Hexagon Housing Association and Chair, London welcome you to the London Development Conference 2014. Development Group

To get maximum value from the day, please read the ‘participation 09:10 What do we want London to look like in 2020? and interactivity’ section in this pack. This will help you define Location: The Ashes Suite objectives and establish the points you would like to see The ambition is to maintain the capital’s international addressed. competitive status and ride on the positive momentum Presentations will be available to download after the conference. of delivering the Olympics. The housing strategy You will be notified by email when they are available. provides a vision on the future of transport, business and, most importantly to our sector, housing. We also invite you to take part in our online delegate survey, details can be found on page four. It would be very much • How will future potential mayors want London appreciated if you could complete the survey to ensure that our to look? conferences meet your expectations in the future. • Which parts of the vision are blue sky thinking and which will combat the housing crisis? Inside this pack you will find: • How much of this legacy will be prioritised by future • programme mayors? And what does this mean for housing associations, their tenants and their communities? • speaker biographies Shaun Bailey MP, Conservative MP • participation and interactivity David Lammy MP, Tottenham Labour MP • delegate information Chair: Professor Tony Travers, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science If you have any questions or would like to discuss your ideas for future conferences, please feel free to contact a member of the 10:30 Refreshment break Federation team at the registration desk today who would love to Location: India Room hear your feedback and suggestions. Finally, I would like to extend a warm thank you to our speakers 10:55 BREAKOUT SESSIONS and chairs for their participation in today’s event. I hope you enjoy the event. B1 Regulation and risk – the next chapter Location: Debenture Room Natasha O’Sullivan Following excellent feedback from delegates who Conference Organiser attended this session last year we have asked the Bryant/Ashby double act to return to give you more food for thought on the latest regulation coming down We would like to thank our sponsors: the track and how this will impact your association. • Regulation and development – the impact of the new framework • The HCA’s principle objectives and how to deliver protection • How to mitigate the risks which accompany development of new homes and diversification in order to combat the housing crisis Julian Ashby, Chair, Regulation Committee, Homes and for sponsoring the conference and exhibition Communities Agency (HCA) Active Chair: John Bryant, Policy Leader, National Housing Federation

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The National Housing Federation is the voice of affordable housing in England. We believe that everyone should have the home they need at a price they can afford. That’s why we represent the work of housing associations and campaign for better housing. Our members provide two and a half million homes for more than five million people. And each year they invest in a diverse range of neighbourhood projects that help create strong, vibrant communities. B2 Cutting the red tape – a common sense approach to B5 Developing homes for older people – meeting the building standards and design demands of a grey city Location: Pakistan Room Location: Pakistan Room An update on how the Government is reviewing new It has been predicted that by 2025-30 an additional 1.3 build standards and simplifying the rule book to million retired people will be living in London. How will promote more efficient and cost effective development we help deliver high quality private retirement housing in the capital. that older people can afford? What are the possible solutions to meet demand for this type of housing? • How will London benefit from this simplification of Attend this session to learn about the different rules and what is the timeline? solutions organisations are taking. • What will be the impact on your current development programmes and future strategies? Kevin Beirne, Director of Housing Care and Support, • Residents’ expectations Patrick Devlin, Associate Director, Pollard Thomas Edwards Paul Karakusevic, Architect, Karakusevic Carson Architects Architects Active chair: Andrew Burke, Policy Officer, National Chair: Mike Basquill, Strategic Project Director, Southern Housing Federation Housing Group

B3 Developing the market rent sector – does fortune B6 Designing for high density favour the brave? Location: The Ashes Suite Location: The Ashes Suite • What does the future hold for high density urban Housing associations could be part of the solution to living? bridge the gap between the owner-occupied and social • Can high density terraced streets realistically replace housing sectors. This session will look at the benefits post-war housing blocks? of a housing association building on the private rented • What other solutions are being looked at to meet the market and the challenges they may face. demands of new tenants? • Dissect the current market rental product Ben Derbyshire, Chair, The Housing Forum and Managing • Discuss what customers’ expectations of the market Partner, HTA Design rental product are and how housing associations can Nicholas Boys Smith, Founding Director, Create Streets turn this into an opportunity Chair: Bob Souster, Assistant Director of Development, Circle • Evaluate the financial benefits of developing this sector and find out how you can address the risks 12:25 Networking lunch Location: India Room John Schofield, TBA, Family Mosaic (Invited) Pippa Read, Head of Region, Genesis 13:25 What can housing zones deliver for London? Chair: Meera Bedi, Director of Development, Housing for Location: The Ashes Suite Women The recent prospectus by the Mayor of London and GLA 11:40 BREAKOUT SESSIONS suggest they are jointly committing a total of £400m for twenty zones across the capital, delivering up to 50,000 B4 Making zero-carbon homes work new homes for Londoners. This session will explore Location: Debenture Room the delivery framework, funding, governance and the next steps of the project. The Government has outlined that every new home built in England should be zero-carbon from 2016. Jamie Ratcliff, Assistant Director for Programme, Policy and Hear what makes a home zero-carbon and what the Services, GLA Cllr Claire Kober, Leader, London Borough of Haringey difference is between the current code 3 standard and Steve Stride, Chief Executive Officer, Poplar HARCA code 4 or 5 homes. Chair: Mairead Carroll, External Affairs and Member • What is the government doing about existing Relations, London, National Housing Federation housing stock? • The tools are available but at what cost to 14:25 BREAKOUT SESSIONS developers, tenants and the housing market? • Look to the future – is it possible to build to a code B7 Smaller associations – releasing development 5 standard and how does the Government offsetting potential scheme work? Location: Debenture Room Ross Holleron, Projects Director, Zero Carbon Hub As smaller housing associations develop strategies to Kore Mason, Programme Manager, Environment, Greater utilise capability and increase development, find out London Authority (GLA) what the barriers and opportunities are, including: Chair: Mairead Carroll, External Affairs and Member • developing partnership arrangements Relations, London, National Housing Federation • discovering new sources of funding • using asset management to foster development aspirations Nick Ronald, Chief Executive, Mount Green Mike Wilkins, Chief Executive, Ducane Housing Association Chair: Meera Bedi, Director of Development, Housing for Women

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Follow us on @natfedevents Join in the conversation #NHFDevelop B8 Local Authorities – new delivery models Speaker Biographies Location: The Ashes Suite Hear local authorities’ responses on the strategy to Julian Ashby, Chair, Regulation Committee, Homes and increase housing supply. Find out what they support Communities Agency and what raises concern in the report. Julian has over 30 years’ experience of the social housing • Do the targets go far enough? sector. Governance, mergers and troubleshooting were • Is there flexibility to tailor local affordable housing to amongst his specialities. His many publications include: local needs? Partnerships & practicalities, Learning from problem cases • Can the strategy work alongside housing zones? and In Control: the Board Members Manual. He was the • Is accompanying infrastructure to increased housing independent social housing adviser to the Cave review of social supply currently understated in future plans? housing regulation. Cllr Matthew Bennet, Cabinet Member for Housing, Lambeth Shaun Bailey MP Cllr Rabina Khan, Cabinet Member for Housing and , MP Development, Tower Hamlets Biography not available Chair: Lizzie Clifford, Head of Housing and Planning, London Councils Mike Basquill, Stratigic Project Director, B9 Overcoming the obstacles to meet house Mike has been strategic projects director with SHG for five building targets years following and has worked for several RSLs in a variety Location: Pakistan Room of development roles. He started his career as a planner and The scale of development required to meet targets spent 10 years in local government. His current responsibilities requires a level of house building output barely seen include representing Southern in the Triathlon Homes joint since the Second World War. A number of obstacles venture procuring the 1379 affordable homes at the former potentially stand in the way, yet some housing Athletes’ Village and leading on a variety of corporate initiatives. associations are forging ahead and overcoming these. Mike is a member of the RICS Housing Affordability & What is considered to be the biggest barriers to Supply Group and the National Housing Federation’s London delivery and how have the challenges been met to date. Development Group. He is also a non-executive member of Central & Cecil Housing Trust, which specialises in the care and Kate Davies , Chief Executive, Notting Hill Housing support of elderly people. Chair: Maggie Lynch, Development Manager, Metropolitan Housing Trust Kevin Beirne, Director of Housing Care and Support, One 15:10 Refreshments and networking Housing Group Location: India Room Kevin leads the One Support business division. He opened the internationally renowned Arlington centre and transformed 15:35 Can we build 42,000 homes a year? London’s approach to homelessness and social enterprise. In Location: The Ashes Suite 2011 the Group was awarded the Housing Design HAPPI award 42,000 homes need to be built a year to combat the for the ‘Tree’s’ senior living scheme in Highgate, London. Most challenges of a rising population, current chronic recently Kevin has worked with the Smith Institute to launch undersupply of houses and lack of affordable homes the influential think tank report ‘housing associations and the for the citizens of the capital. Hear the specific details NHS:new thinking, new partnerships’. Kevin is a director of from the mayor’s office and from those at the delivery ARCO (Associated Retirement Community Operators) the trade end of these ambitions. body for both private and affordable senior living operators and is a member of the Federations Delivering Great Homes Group • Does the vision and target go far enough or will it be and was a member of the Home and Communities Agency a challenge to meet this level of building in the near Board Advisory Panel for Vulnerable and Older People to 2013. future? • Is private public partnership and infrastructure Meera Bedi, Director of Development, Housing for Women growth key to support the ambitions? Biography not available • What are the main financial and practical implications to meeting these targets and is there Cllr Matthew Bennet, Cabinet Member for Housing, Lambeth enough land or financial support? Biography not available Jamie Ratcliff, Assistant Director for Programme, Policy and Services, GLA Nicholas Boys Smith, Founding Director, Create Streets Katy Warrick, Associate Director of Research, Savills Nicholas was previously managing director of Lloyds Banking Julia Moulder, Development Director, Group’s International Wealth business and started his career Chair: Simon Fanshawe, Freelance Broadcaster, Writer and Consultant and Board Member, Housing 21 at McKinsey & Co. From 2005-2006 he served as secretary of the Tax Reform Commission. Nicholas is a consultant director 16:35 Closing remarks and conference close at Reform, a trustee of the Swan Housing Foundation and a Location: The Ashes Suite member of the Economic Dependency Commission for the Centre for Social Justice. Nicholas is the author of a wide range Kerry Heath, Development and Regeneration Director, Hexagon Housing Association and Chair, London of studies mainly on economic and social policy. He has lectured Development Group on Create Streets’ findings at Oxford University, presented evidence to the GLA Planning Committee and spoken in many 16:45 Networking drinks reception public or media forums including the Ideas for London salon Location: India Room and the LSE Towers Debate. He has been described by the Architects’ Journal as a “leading figure” on issues to do with the 18:00 Close of conference built environment. John Bryant, Policy Leader, National Housing Federation Simon Fanshawe, Freelance Broadcaster, Writer and John Bryant is Policy Leader in the Policy and Research team at Consultant and Board Member, Housing 21 the National Housing Federation, leading on regulation and service Simon is a co-founder of astar-fanshawe, a diversity improvement. He currently heads the Federation’s project on consultancy that supports organisations to transform their dealing with the regulatory implications of a more diverse sector performance. Between 2007–2013 he was chair of the University and a more difficult operating environment. He is also heavily of Sussex. He is currently on the Boards of Brighton Festival engaged in the Federation’s work on welfare reform, rents policy, and Dome, Housing and Care 21 and The Museum of London. the investment framework, and the introduction into the sector of He was a co-founder of Stonewall and broadcasts regularly on a regime of fixed-term tenancies. He has worked at the Federation radio and TV. since 1992, dealing with housing management issues including tenancy matters, anti-social behaviour and service charges. Kerry Heath, Development and Regeneration Director, Hexagon John has written a number of books on housing issues including Housing Association and Chair, London Development Group Landlord and Tenant: A Practical Guide for Social Landlords and Kerry has worked for Hexagon since 1996, and has been a the NHF’s Guide to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008. Director since 2007. Kerry has an honours degree in Quantity Surveying and also holds an MA in Housing Studies. She is a Andrew Burke, Policy Officer, National Housing Federation Chartered member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing. Andrew is an Architect with extensive experience in energy Kerry chairs the NHF London Development Group. efficiency and housing. He joined the Federation at the beginning of 2010 and leads the Federation’s technical work on the design, Ross Holleron, Projects Director, Zero Carbon Hub construction, maintenance and improvement of housing, with a Ross joined the Hub from Building Futures Team, focusing on particular expertise on sustainability. He has been closely involved low/zero carbon new build and refurbishment. His background in the Government’s Housing Standards Review. before this included gaining experience working as a principal consultant at Inbuilt, a consultant with the MTech Group and as Lizzie Clifford, Head of Housing and Planning, London Councils a technical manager for Greenfield Way. Starting his new role as Lizzie leads on policy and influencing work in housing and projects director on July 2014, Ross will coordinate and manage planning, ensuring that London local government is influential in the key research activities focused on achieving the mainstream shaping London-wide and national policy. She also provides policy delivery of Zero Carbon homes from 2016. Ross has already advice to the organisation’s leading members, member authorities worked closely with the Hub in recent years, playing an integral and officers, and works with partners to develop London-wide role in developing and delivering the Zero Carbon Hub Fabric initiatives to help meet the capital’s housing needs. Lizzie Energy Efficiency standard and Carbon Compliance task groups. previously worked at the National Housing Federation, where she He has been, and will continue to be, closely involved within the held the role of external affairs manager for London. During this Hub’s project reviewing the energy Performance Gap in new time she managed the NHF’s relationships with stakeholders homes. including the Greater London Authority and London MPs. Prior to this, she worked in the organization’s policy team, working Paul Karakusevic, Architect, Karakusevic Carson Architects particularly on welfare reform and homelessness. Paul is a founding partner of Karakusevic Carson Architects; an award winning team working at the forefront of urban design Kate Davies, Chief Executive, Notting Hill Housing and housing architecture. Paul has an in-depth knowledge Kate joined Notting Hill Housing in 2004. She was previously chief of delivering to national standards and quality design for new executive of Servite Houses and director of housing in Brighton homes that can stand the test of time and deliver best value and and Hove. She has experience in local government and the private quality for the community. and voluntary sectors. Cllr Rabina Khan, Cabinet Member for Housing and Ben Derbyshire, Chair, The Housing Forum and Managing Development, Tower Hamlets Partner, HTA Design Rabina is the first Asian female councillor to be the Cabinet A member of the practice since 1976 and a partner since 1986, Member for Housing, Development and Renewal under the Ben became a main board director when the practice incorporated administration of Tower Hamlets’ Executive Mayor, Lutfur in 2000 and was appointed managing director in 2005. He became Rahman. She has been instrumental in delivering more social chairman and managing partner on the formation of HTA Design in housing in Tower Hamlets than any other London borough and 2013. He has built up broad-ranging expertise through involvement will be overseeing the large scale redevelopments of Blackwall in much of HTA’s work in regeneration, masterplanning, housing Reach and the Ocean Estate, as well as the delivery of the and mixed use design. Ben is currently chairman of the Housing Vision in Tower Hamlets. In 2003, Rabina formed Forum, appointed to the Boards of Design for Homes and the Silsila Productions, a creative art format company. Rabina is New London Sounding Board, a single cross-industry voice the author of ‘Ayesha’s Rainbow’, ‘Behind the Hijab’ and ‘Silent which contributes to the debate surrounding major change in the Voices’ and has also written for BBC London. In 2010 she was capital. He is on the Residential and Mixed Use Review Panel of short listed for the European Muslim Women of Influence Urban Design London and retained by the GLA for Design Review Award. of their Custom Build Programme. In 2014, Ben was elected as one of six national RIBA council members and also joined the London Society Committee. Ben is also founder of the Sustainable Placemaking Forum.

Patrick Devlin, Director, Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects Patrick has worked in a variety of fields, including housing, education, museum and commercial buildings. His involvement with designing for older people dates from 1997, and now runs a design workshop at PTE with Carl Vann, working on specialist projects from cohousing to dementia care. Patrick’s role as Head of Third Age Housing included leading the consultant team on the HAPPI. Cllr Claire Kober, Leader, London Borough of Haringey Steve Stride, Chief Executive Officer, Poplar HARCA Claire was first elected to Haringey Council in May 2006, and Steve is chief executive of east London Housing Association represents the Seven Sisters ward in South Tottenham. In 2008 Poplar HARCA. Since 1998, he has led a £325 million housing she was elected leader of the Council. Claire led Haringey and social regeneration programme to reshape the Poplar area Labour into the borough-wide elections in May 2014, where and deliver excellent housing and community services. the group significantly increased its majority to 48 out of 57 His award winning organisation manages over 9,000 homes councillors. Claire has prioritised delivering one of the largest following successful stock transfers from the London Borough regeneration projects in the country, improving education of Tower Hamlets. Steve is committed to ensuring residents outcomes for all children, delivering better housing and making play a central role in the regeneration of their homes and Haringey a borough that is sustainable for the future. Since 2010 the delivery of their services. This is demonstrated by Poplar Claire has been the deputy chair of London Councils. Having HARCA’s award winning resident led governance structure and previously held the portfolio for Community Safety, Claire is resident driven majority board. now London Council’s Executive Member for Infrastructure and Regeneration, representing the region on the London Enterprise Bob Souster, Assistant Director of Development, Circle Partnership and the Homes for London Board. She is also plays Biography not available a senior role at a national level and is Chair of the Resources Board at the London Government Association. Professor Tony Travers, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science David Lammy MP, Tottenham Labour MP Tony’s key research interests include public finance, local and Biography not available regional government and London government. In 2012-13, he chaired the London Finance Commission and is currently Maggie Lynch, Development Manager, Metropolitan Housing a member of the City Growth Commission. He has recently Trust been an advisor to the House of Commons Education Select Biography not available Committee and also the Communities and Local Government Select Committee. He is a research board member of the Kore Mason, Environment, Greater London Authority (GLA) Centre for Cities and a board member of the New Local Biography not available Government Network. He is an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy. Julia Moulder, Development Director, Catalyst Housing Julia is the development director at Catalyst Housing Ltd. Julia Katy Warrick, Associate Director of Research, Savills has over 30 years experience in the development and funding of Katy heads up Savills’ London Residential Development mixed tenure social housing and regeneration, and in housing Research team. Katy joined the research department in 2011 policy development and research. She started her career in with over 7 years of experience in both market and affordable Local Government; spent 6 years working in the private sector, housing and a background of working closely with development arranging institutional loan finance for RSLs; and joined and sales teams to identify new land opportunities and advising Catalyst Housing in 1993. on market conditions.

Jamie Ratcliff, Assistant Director for Programme, Policy and Mike Wilkins, Chief Executive, Ducane Housing Association Services, GLA Biography not available Jamie is responsible the Mayor’s housing investment programmes, London-wide policy and strategy and the housing services managed by the GLA. Jamie previously worked for three years in national roles at the Homes and Communities Agency with a focus on affordable home ownership and was closely involved in the implementation of the 2011-15 Affordable Homes Programme. He previously worked for ther Royal Bank of Scotland before moving to Local Government working in homelessness, affordable housing development, strategy and policy.

Nick Ronald, Chief Executive, Mount Green Nick joined Mount Green HA as Chief Executive 14 years ago. Apart from a handful of small scale developments in the1990s, Mount Green had effectively ceased development. Since Nick’s arrival, Mount Green has doubled in size through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Mount Green now owns and manages around 1300 homes and has a healthy development pipeline. Prior to joining Mount Green, Nick was director of Bush HA, a former subsidiary of the Shepherds Bush Group which he grew from nothing to a successful part of the Group.

Pippa Read, Head of Region, Genesis Pippa began her career in housing as a graduate development trainee at L&Q, where, after completing her traineeship, she went onto project manage a successful stock transfer and large scale regeneration scheme in Lewisham. After nearly four years at L&Q Pippa moved to the National Housing Federation, working in investment and then heading up the sustainable environments policy team. Pippa now works for Genesis Housing Association with portfolio responsibility for Genesis’ growing market rent arm, which includes 401 units at Stratford Halo overlooking the Olympic Park. Participation and interactivity

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